Question on boosting Shields and apparel

[acdeep]

Is their a cap on how much resistance you can put on one item? I was trying to put essences on my shield and it was going well. But after 2 essences and it's at 22% of whatever that element is it stills allows me to combine that elemental essence but doesn't add on the resistance rating like it was previously. Same question for apparel items as well.

[Wovan]

You can only boost an equipment once. One armor can have multiple elements, but only once per effect. Amount of resistance added depends on the gear's level.

Same with crafting other improvements like armor/sharpening. There's no indication or limitation of repeativeness. AI crafting is also not that reliable, so you have to manually keep track/interact, which indeed sucks.

Edit: Example:
Armor:Headgear with 15% fire resist
Enchant/craft >>> 1 fire orb, 1 water orb, 1 earth orb
New stats: 25% fire resist, 10% water resist, 10% earth resist